Grainy black and white footage follows the face of a racer completely engrossed in the ride. There is tension in them and a certain abstract beauty of film material from the days when cinematography was still mostly silent. The protagonist of the film Ferrari, which has been shown in cinemas since Thursday, last raced in … Read more
Jan Jirkovský photographs life in all its forms. His pictures show moments of joy, such as when swimmer Filip Jícha crossed the English Channel, but also moments of pain – for example, when an imprisoned man looks at a photo of his son. “It was an exceptional year for me,” says Jirkovský. “Especially because he … Read more
What was 2023 like? The shots chosen by Aktuálně.cz photojournalist Jakub Plíhal for the series Photos of the Year speak volumes about his character. “I couldn’t help but choose images from a frontline village in Ukraine and the humanitarian center here, which was later bombed by the Russians,” he says. In the photo gallery, he … Read more
During a photo shoot for a newspaper or a website, a person gets to all kinds of places, sometimes even unexpected ones. “This year, my work brought me to an erotic museum, to the cabin of a plane with a pilot who had previously managed to land on the roof of a skyscraper, to an … Read more
Traditional African religions, Easter processions in Sicily, Kurban Hayit celebrations in Uzbekistan and lavish weddings in the Tara Oasului region of Romania. Photographer Michal Novotný has had a year full of travel, and readers of Aktuálně.cz also had the opportunity to follow his reports. “I’m slowly packing again and I have seven weeks in Indonesia … Read more
After a year, the series Photos of the Year is coming back to Aktuálně.cz. It presents the best images of photographers whose work you can meet not only on the pages of this website, but also in other titles of the Economia publishing house. We decided not to start with news photos this year and … Read more
If the cold is already getting on your nerves and you would like to go somewhere warm, but you don’t want to spend long hours on a plane, we have a tip for you. One of the most beautiful beaches in Europe and breathtaking nature is located in the southern Portuguese region of the Algarve. … Read more
Tomas Stejskal 1 hour ago He won his first Oscar only three years ago for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but he was already one of the biggest movie stars in the 1990s. The American actor Brad Pitt, known for the drama Seven, the science fiction 12 Monkeys, the comedy Burn after reading or … Read more
Check 30 photos Photo: ČTK / AP culture, CTK Updated 2 hours ago Tousled hair, a sharply cut face and a cigarette in his mouth have long been the hallmarks of The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, who turns 80 this Monday. Although he stopped smoking a few years ago, he is still unmistakable. Not … Read more
View 30 photos Photo: ČTK / AP culture, CTK 5 hours ago Tousled hair, a sharply cut face and a cigarette in his mouth have long been the hallmarks of The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, who turns 80 this Monday. Although he stopped smoking a few years ago, he is still unmistakable. Not only … Read more